Provide support to VIMNUK Production teams, focusing on rights for long-form & short-form content, with an emphasis on multi-platform clearances, rights tracking & reporting, rights analysis, rights systems, and support to the reporting, music strategy & operations areas.

Key Responsbilites:

Collaborate with internal & external Production staff throughout each phase of production; acting in an advisory role on clearances, issues, costs/budgeting and risk assessment

Advise on use of music under Viacom’s deals with Labels, Publishers and Collecting Societies

Negotiate favourable rates and secure rights for music & 3rd party material included in content produced by these client groups

Work closely with Production and Production Management and proactively suggest cost-saving options and alternatives

Review, draft, and revise agreements to conform to negotiated terms. Ensure that licenses are executed and invoices paid in a timely manner

Send Guest Release Forms for all in-house shoots and log rights once signed

Secure and review music cue sheets, PACFs (programme as completed forms) and all show paperwork from Producers upon delivery of content. Report discrepancies or missing information to Producers and follow up to insure proper completion

Ensure all signed agreements and completed show paperwork is scanned and saved to Edocs